Evening star. [volume], August 22, 1909, Page 13, Image 13

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BY HOWARD FISK.
THE opening of the Indianapolis
motor speedway attracted the
attention of the automobile
world the past week. Several
world's track records were
.smashed the openirg day of the meet,
thus proving that the track Is one of the
t-peediest In the country. The attend
ance each day was large, and with the
aid of militiamen of the Hoosler state i
excellent order was maintained through- j
out. Tii* speedway management looked]
?arefully after the interests " j
t ion'-. The star drivers ot
were in attendance, crowned with vie
t,tries from other meetings aim desirous, j
of securing further laurels [
\ ?ad incident in connection witJi the i
meet was the death of William A. j
Bournne. driver of a Knox car. and Ills,
an. .-hanician. Harry Holcombe. both o?
who ? were instantly billed the opening
,la>- while racing at the rate of eighty ;
miles an hour in the two-hundred-i^d
Hftv-mlle event. The thousand* of ^ ;
tators who saw the big machine turn
over and bury its occupants beneath^t
vsere stricken with horror. Bourque was
a man who would never enter a race j
unless everything was working P^fec tl
and without signs of trouWe- Lnless,
magneto and carburetor were -
would change type, and then if the
Me was the power plant he would' * *
don hope and refuse to race. W ith the-e
attributes he was feared by all drivers
?who knew what it meant when he ap
r?*ared Ht the motor speedway with his
Knox, ready to ride, with an> e**
Calient chance of winning in bis ba?j?
t\Ith death and destruction that await,
that daring in racing life.
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Everything is in readiness for the in
ternational twenty-four-hour contest and
the six-hour light-car race, which will be
the feature events of the thirty-six hours
continuous racing at Brighton Beach
Friday and Saturday of this week. With,
a record entry already assured for the
??twice-around-the-clock race, and the.
prospects of big fields In the six-hour j
contest and shorter events, the east will j
be furnished, it is believed, with the best j
automobile race program every wit- j
nessed. As much interest is being manl- j
tested in the six-hour event as in that (
of four times the duration. Preparation-\
for the former will be as thorough and j
exacting as for the bigger contest.
The liardest-fought contests ever seen
on the track by the sea are expected.
The six-hour race will be started at II
0 clock Friday mornling and end at 5
o'clock in the afternoon. The other
j aces on the card are one. five and twen-,
1 v-flve miles, together with special ev ents l
that may be arranged, to be
in between the completion of the light
var contest and start of the twenty-four
hour race at !0 o'clock at night.
The reconstruction of the Brighton
Beach Motordrome will be even more ex- ;
tensive than for the initial meet last,
month. The new alteration of the con
. tour of the oval will give wider and
easier sweeps into and out of both
stretches and with the increase of bank
"iir-r on the turns will permit of much
greater speed all the way around. The
macadamizing of the turns also will add
to both the sp*?ed and safety of the
course. With favorable weather, it is
. onfidently expected, the distance of
1.0P1 miles traveled in the last twenty-]
four-hour race will be easily eclipsed.
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A new spirit of rivalry will be Injected
ji.to the big contest by the re-entry into
t:ack competition of Maurice Bernln, the
daredevil French race pilot, who will be
? h?ef of tho Renault crew. It will be
his first meeting this year with his old
time opponents, George Robertson, who
V il handle the new Houpt machine, and
Ralph de Palma. the star o* the Fiat
forces These three are rated as the
most fearless trio of motor race pilots in
this ">unti*>. and the issue between them
will h" bitter. Each of the three, how
ever. will be forced every minute to look
to his laurels in competition with such
track tacticians as Ralph Mulford. who|
goes from the Lozier to the Stearns team:
31. A. Vantine. the driver of the Acme
? Six," who hereafter must be considered
among the dangerous factors, and l/ouis
TMsbrow, the Olidden Tour contestant,
who surprised his friends and the public
alike by landing the Rainier car in sec
ond place in the last twenty-four-hour
race, which also was his first track es
bav. There Is every reason to believe
that fourteen cars will go to the start
ing line with the most imposing galaxy
of nervy drivers that has ever been got
ten together upon an American course.
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With the incentive of a $200 cash prize
to the driver who scores the greatest
mileage for any hour during the progress
of the International twenty-four-hour
contest, which will be the feature event
of the card. It is assured that there will
he no lagging at any part of that terrific
conflict, and barring only unfavorable ele
ments the world's record of 1.177 miles
*ef-ms certain 10 go by the board. En
trants of cars in this event also will havo
j\n incentive to speed by the award of a
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tntv-four-hour ml'eage. The offering
of prizes, averaging In value $100 an hour,
Is expected to have a similar effect in the
six-hour contest for moderate power carw
that w'11 open the tournam?nt at 11
o'clock Friday morning next. Almost as
much speculation is rife as to the speed
that will be made in this contest as in the
longer one for the bigger cars. It is be
lieved that the s'x-hour contestants will
average from forty-five to fifty-five miles
an hour throughout, and estimates of the
total distance they will travel run as high
as 350 miles for the quarter day.
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The lessons of the July meet have not
| been lost upon the Motor Racing Asso
ciation. Improvements all along the line
will be as marked as tho improvements
In the track. The scoring system will be
such that spectators, whether in the j
field or grandstands, on the clubhouse
verandas or seated in their ears, will lie j
enabled to follow the progress of both the
short races and the twenty-four-hour
contest at every stage of their running.
At night illuminated signs wfll be used to
announce the scores. The tented village
in the infield. to he occupied by contest
ants and crews of the six-hour and twen
ty-fotir-hour races, will be considerably
enlarged and laid out on a slightly ,...ier
ent plan. There again will be the hos
pital tent with a medical and surgical
corps from Bellevue Hospital under the
supervision of I)r. "Walter C. Cramp.
There also will be a staff of nurses and
several motor-propelled ambulances, so
that in the possible event of accident the
injured will be promptly and properly
cared for. The lighting system is to be
on a more elaborate scale than ever be
fore, and spectators will find numerous
other improvements that will be ap
preciated.
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A challenge issued yesterday by the
Fiat Automobile Company may result in
one of the most sensational automobile
match races ever held in this or any coun
try. E. R. Hollander, general manager
of that company, acting under instruc
tions from his directors, made public the
announcement that the Fiat concern
stands ready to back one of Its cars in
a race at any distance against any auto
mobile manufactured in this country or in
Kurope. As evidence of good faith Mr.
Hollander announced that his company
will post f50u as stakes, stipulating that
acceptors of this challenge must post an
equal amount.
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In local automobile circles conditions
continue to remain in a quiet state of
solitude. The city is still practically de
serted by autolsts who are on extended
tours and are taking advantage of the
good roads at this season of the year.
A meeting of the Automobile Club of
Washington was to have been held last
Thursday evening, but. owing to the
small attendance, it was postponed un
til a later date. President William D.
West and his family are having a de
lightful time on the Muskoka lakes,
where fishing is reported to be excellent.
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Charles E. Miller, who motored to Atlan
! tic City, accompanied by Mr. Manning, re
turned to the city Thursday everting in
1 his model T Ford touring car. He joined
his wife and with his three children re
turned over the road via Lapidum and
Port Deposit. He reported this route to be
in excellent condition for touring, express
ing his preference for the short route via
| Havre de Grace and Elk ton.
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B. B. Tatham of Baltimore, came over
from the Monumental city last week in
his big Winton "Six" over the Baltimore
Washington boulevard.
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"Jack"' Sperry left last evening for a
visit to his home in Cleveland, Ohio. Be
fore returning he will visit Detroit and
possibly Buffalo, N. Y.
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The Churchvllle pike, ten miles long,
extending from Staunton to Churchvllle,
Va.. is completed. It is considered the i
best piece of road in the state built by j
convict labor. The convicts are being j
moved to the Mount Solon road, which t
will also be macadamized by convict la- ,
bor. The Churchvllle road has been un- i
der construction since November, 1906, :
and has required a force of fifty or more
convicts for the greater part of the time.
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A Mitchell military automobile, with
Private Malcolm E. Parrott oi the New
York National Guard at the wheel, left
New York Thursday for San Francisco,
bearing despatches from Maj. Gen. Leon
ard A. Wood, commanding the Depart
ment of the East, to Maj. Gen. John F.
West, commanding the Department of
j California. The trip will cover nearly
! 4,000 miles. On its success. It Is said,
| depends the establishment of an automo
' bile service in the regular army.
Automobile licenses were issued during
the past week as follows: I)r. R. A.
Logan, 61 Klorida avenue. Brush run
j about; John McDonald. 431 10th street,
1 Locomobile runabout; E. A. Garlock, 203
I Ontario apartment. Overland touring car;
Thomas SMinmonds, "? Hillyer court. Pope
' Toledo touring car; Loudon Tomlln, 1446
' ChurcU street. White touilng car; F. A.
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Mayer, 214 B street southeast. Peerless
runabout; Edward T. Cresmond, 722 E
street northeast, Palmer-Singer touring
car; Dr. J. B. Spencer, the Burlinpton.
avenue northeast, Washington touring
car; Dr. J. B. Spencer, the Burlington
Crawford touring car; A. i?\ Price. 2223
Q street. Gyros-cope roadster; P. M.
Rixey, 151S K street. Ford runabout; S.
J. Venable, 1215 G street, Cameron tour
ing car; Lewis Gray, 19th and Q streets
southeast. Winton touring car; George
H- Zellers, 1331 14th street. Pope-Tribune
runabout; Theodore J. Morgan, 1443 Mas
sachusetts avenue. Autocar runabout,
and George C. Pumphrey, 311 E street
southeast, Overland roadster.
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Mr. and Mrs. Franz Kopp and a party ;
of friends left this morning in Mr. Kopp's
Franklin touring car for La Plata, Md.
While there they will be the guests of Mr.
Harry Stonestreet. They will return to
the city tomorrow.
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Among the new cars just completed,
none possesses more of interest, it is
claimed, than the Columbia Victoria spe
cially built for the Secretary of the Navy,
Gen. Von L. Meyer. The car was buHt
complete in the Hartford shops, including
the top, which is of new design and con
struction. The top on this particular car
is different from others, in that it par
takes of the nature of a victoria top, yet
is used on a close-coupled body. The car
is rated at twenty-nine horsepower, with
three-speed ? selective transmissions and
other regular features. The body is of
four-passenger roadster type.
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Fred C. Acker, who is residing in Ha
vana, Cuba, has purchased a 1910 Hud
son "20'' and will do the touring "stunt"
on the island as soon as it reaches him
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A farmer in western Kansas bought a
three-thousand-dollar automobile recent
ly. After he got it home he found a
stretch of road a mi'e long in his neigh
borhood too sandy for his machino. So
he simply took his farm hands and teams
and built a mile u? macadam road
through that sand.
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Charles Orme has placed his order for
a 1910 Chalmers-Detroit "30" touring car.
The ear has a seating capacity of five
passengers and will be equipped for tour
ing.
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The second national stock classis com
petition of the American Automobile As
sociation will be held over the Merrimack
valley course, September 6, 7 and 8. The
course is situated in the city of Lowell
and town of Tyngsboro, Mass. The start
of the course. Is upon the mile speedway
of the city's magnificent boulevard, which
extends along the bank of the Merrimack
river until it is merged In the state high
way that extends to New Hampshire.
Five miles up the river there is a sweep
ing curve of the highway abnut what has
j come to be known as the "Hairpin Turn,"
for the road describes a semicircle before i
it cHmbs a long hill, one of easy graue, I
bordered by woodland upon either si3e.
This is the beginning of what is known j
| as the back part of the course. It is an '
old turnpike road that has done service
since colonial days, and it passes throue 1
| an old farming country, rather sparse'y
settled even to this day. It is parallel' to
the first leg of the course and runs so
close to It at several points that the
spectators can fee the cars upon both
roads. There will be six classes and as
the mile straightaway is one of the finest
tracks in the country it is expected
the world's record will be lowered. The
cars entered to date inc'ude four Chal
mers-Detrolts. four Stoddard-Daytons,
two Benzs, five Knoxes and several other
cars.
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W. B. McBurney journeyed to Benedict, j
Md., a few days ago in a Pope-Hartford :
touring car and returned to the city v.itli '
T. B. Spence and a party of friends, who
made the trip in a motor boat last Sun
day.
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Mr. and Mrs> John II. Nolan and E. A.
Martin have departed on a one-thousand
four-hundred-mile motor tour in the for
mer s big Matheson touring car. The |
itinerary will include Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York, Albany, thence to the
Berktfhires, from which point they will
proceed to Boston. The return trip will
be made after a short sojourn at the
Hub.
Lieut. W. Pryor, U. S. N., has placed j
his order for a Cha'mers-Detroit *"i0"
and is awaiting its arrival. The car will
be of thirty horsepower, with pony ton
neau.
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And still they come. John IT. Ontrich j
has purchased a new model 10 Buick I
tourabout, fully equiped. Mr. Ontrich has!
been an enthusiast for a long time, and
gives promise of being one of Washing
ton's foremost motorists.
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Thirty-odd counties in Georgia, the
Carollnas and Virginia are co-operating
in the construction of a continuous sand
clay and gravel highway. 750 miles long.
Unking the capitals and winter resorts of
those states with New York and Wash
ington. When completed this will offer
the finest route in the country for winter
touring, as from Richmond southward
snow rarely falls. The route will be
known as the "capital highway," because
it will connect the state capitals. Rich
mond, Raleigh, Columbia and Atlanta.
Prom Atlanta there will probably be an
extension down to the Florida resorts,
and another via Montgemery and Mobile
to New Orleans.
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Deapite the gloomy outlook last Sun
day morning, Jack Sparry and F. W.
Powers made a flying trip in a new 1!>10 i
Hudson "20" roadsWtr to Braddock
Heights. Md. After k pending the night
there, the trip was continued the next day
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Automobile Laws of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
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REGISTRATION AND
FEES.
LICENSES TO OPER
ATE AND FEES.
NON-RESIDENTS.
EQUIPMENT.
CHAUFFEURS.
!~T
SPEED.
PENALTIES.
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8ecretary of State at
Annapolis. Certificate
issued: number to be !
displayed on front anil
rear of vehicle; no
other number to te
displayed. Fee, >3.
No provision except
for chauffeurs.
Not exempt.
Two white lighted
lamps in front after j
dark, with registration
number thereon; red j
light on rear; good and
sufficient brakes aiid j
suitable signal.
Registration required
in office Secretary of
8tate. Seal issued to
be displayed when
operating. Fee, |2.
Six miles on curves , Fine not exceeding
and intersections; six i from 920 to >60: regis
miles in built-up por- J tration fine not over
tions of city, town or
village, exoept cities
ot 16.000 or over: fif- ,
teen miles elsewhere;
reasonable and proper
rate at all times.
950: other provisions,
not over 920.
State Highway Dept.
Certificate issued: num
ber to be displayed on j
front and r?ar; not ;
mon than one num- j
ber to be displayed.
Fees, 95 for motor ve- 1
hicle lets than 20 h. p.;
910 for vehicle of 90
h. p. and less than 50
h p.; 915 for vehicle
50 h. p. or more.
No provision exoept
for chauffeurs or paid
operators.
Not exempt until Jan.
1, 1910, when thay are
exempt for a period of
10 days on complying
with law ef their resi
dence, which law must
accord similar privi
leges to residents of
Pennsylvania
Good and sufficient
brakes and signal; Ixo
white-light lamps tn
front; red light on
rear.
Required to be li
censed by Highway
Dept. annually. Badge
issued to be worn on
clothing at all times
when operating. Fee.
92 annually.
Reasonable and prop
er rate required at &JI
times; M miles an
hour limit; 12 miles
where signs are posted.
No less than |10, nor [
more than 925, first cf- >
fense: other offenses, (
fines larger, with im- (
prisonment. '
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C mmi -tior^r of Mo
tor Vehi<-'??, aunually.
Certifi ate issued; num
ber to be displayed on
front and rear. Fees,
automobile* of 10 h. p.,
93. 11 to 29 h. p.. 9?;
30 h. p. or more, flO.
All operators required
to be annually licensed
by Commissioner of Mo
tor vehicles. Certificate
issued. Fee, 92 for
drivers of cars of less
than 30 h. p.: 94 for
30 h. p. or more.
Not exempt except
under special driver's
license, which remains
ia force for eight con
secutive days or four
periods of two days
eaoh; license issued by
Commissioner or ap
pointed deputy. Fee,
91.
Two white ? light
!amps in front and one
red lamp in rear; at
least two brakes, one a
foot brake; suitable sig
nal and device to pre
vent noise and smoke.
All operators to be li
censed. No special pre
visions.
Eight miles on curvcs
and crossings, 15 on in
tersection of crossroads
in open oountry; 12
miles in closely built
up sections of a city,
town or township, oor
ouj-h or village; 15
miles witMn 200 feet,
of horse or other Deast
of burden: 25 miles
elsewhere; reasonable
and proper rate at all
times.
Fine not over $100. ^
first offense; other of- )
fenses. fines larger. |
with imprisonment. )
Secretary of State,
annually. Certificate is
sued; number to be dis
played on front and
rear; not more tnan
one number to be dis- j
played. Fee. 95.
All operators to be
licensed annually by
Secretary of State. Cer
tificate issued, to be
csrrisd while operating.
Fee. 95.
Non-residents entitled
to exemption accorded
residents ef Delaware
in state of residence of
such non-residents.
Good and sufficient
brakes and signal. Two
white-light lamps for
ward; red light on '
All operators to be li
censed. No special pro
vision.
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Twelve miles on high
ways where buildings '
are less than 100 feet i
apart; 6 miles on curves !
aad intersections; 20
miles where buildings :
are more than 100 feet
apart; 12 miles at :
curves and intersections
aad on hills and pass
ing vehicles.
Fine. 910 to 925. first
offense; other offenses,
fines larger, with im
prisonment. License
may be revoked after
third offense for ana
year.
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to Hagerstown. returning via Frederick.
No trouble was experienced on the trip,
which proved an enjoyable one. They ar
rived home Monday evening.
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Mrs. Wilbert Melville has purchased a
forty-horsepower Haynes touring car, and
has just completed a motor trip over sev
eral hundred miles through the Old
Dominion state.
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The 1910 model X Stevens-Duryea tour
ing ear and Chalmers-Detroit "30" for
next season arrived during the past week.
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Very many amateur motorists delight
in always taking a hi!I on the high speed,
not realizing that this often strains a
motor or requires the oar to go too fast
up grade over rou^h places that could be
taken with less strain and slower on the
intermediate speed.
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The second annual national good roads
convention, under the auspices of the
American Automobile Association, will
be held at Cleveland. Ohio, September 21.
22 and 23. Indications are that every
subject of vital importance to the good
roads movement will be discussed on :
broad lines.
The interest taken in (he convention 1
by the United States office of public roads |
illustrates the growing sentiment not. only
for securing proper highways, but the
desire for Improved methods whereby the !
most economical system of maintenance
may be acquired with the utmost comfort
to all users of the highway. Among these j
the dust problem looms prominent. No:
subject at the present time possesses such |
widespread interest to the motorist, the
farmer driving to town with his produce
and, indeed, everyope on the highway, as ,
that of dustless roads. Provost Ilubbaru, !
the United States chemist, in the office of i
public roads, will explain the many dif- '
Acuities in dealing with this problem, in |
addition to showing the degree of sue- (
cess obtained in various practical experi- |
ments in a paper on bituminous road ma
terials. Logan Waller Page, director of1
tho United States office of public roads. j
will bring out some sharp contrasts in
his discussion of the road situation in the ;
United States, as compared with foreign !
countries. The farmers' interest in road
improvement will be presented by T. C. j
Laylin, master of the Ohio State Grange, i
In this connection it Is interesting to note
that In many sections of the country
farmers aie now using wide steel tires,
thus preventing the cutting-up of ordinary
roads, due to the constant use of nar
row tires.
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V. E. Stabler of Sandy Spring, Md., j
has Joined the motoring ranks and has
purchased a Chalmers-Detroit "30" tour- j
ing car. With the many improvements '?
being made in the Maryland roads lie will
be enabled to enjoy touring to the extent I
of his desire.
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| Another ardent motorist is Lieut. Com- i
1 mander W. V. Butler. U. S. N"? who last
week purchased a new 1910 Hudson "S*"
roadster, in which he expects to do some j
j extensive touring.
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The Quaker City Motor flub of Phila
delphia experts to raise a large amount
for charity through the running of the
Falrmount Park race October 7. Patron
esses will 1>p stationed at the grand
stands. parking spaces, entrance gates to
the park, bridges, and all points of van
tage where they will solicit silver from j
those who witness the race.
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-. To descend ii hill without being sure
that tiie brakes are all right is to make !
onestlf an accessory to any accident 1
thai may occur. It is only when the J
vehicle attains high speed and it becomes (
necessary to check it that the brakes
are applied?and sometimes found want
ing. When tit is occurs the driver either
loses his presence of mind and makes
a botch of things generally, or it is too
late to apply a remedy, and the in
evitable, accident happens.
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C. B. jrvwn of Harpers Ferry. W. Va.,
has received his 1910 Hudson "20" road
ster. It was delivered to him a few
days ago. Tho car is rated at twenty
horsepower, with top and rumble seat,
fully equipped.
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Atlanta. C!a., will be one of the liveli
est towns in the country during the week
of November C to 13. Besides the au
tomobile show, which will be the tirst
big exhibition of motor cars in the soufti,
the new automobile tra?-k. now being con
structed. will l?e opened, and there will
be endurance contests through the vari
ous counties of Georgia, with prizes for
the best stretches of road, and a relia
bility trip from New York to Atlanta.
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With a view to spending a portion oi"
his time touring the next few months
Charles E. Metz. has purchased a Chal
mers-Detroit "30" touring car.
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A. S. Gardiner and H. T. Booth, both ;
enthus'astie motorists, have returned after '
a pleasant tour covering nearly 700 miles. '
They visited the summer resorts along j
the Jersey coast, concluding at New Vork j
city. They returned from New York a j
few days ago. The trip wa? made in the
former's model T Ford roadster.
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Any small leak which appears in con
nection with the water circulation should
be repaired as promptly as possible, for
it quickly grows to a large one. which is
much harder to repair. Nothing looks
worse than to see a pool of water under
a car which has b'*en standing for some
time.
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M. H. Herriman and family spent Sun
day last at Germantown, Md. Mr. Herri
man made the trip in his Washington
car, going by way of Rockville and
Gaithersburg, and found the roads in ex
cellent condition.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. L. CUne and a party of
friends left early Friday morning in a
model 16 Buick car for a ten-day
stay at Atlantic City.
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i George P. Sacks left last week in his
Columbia roadster for New Hampshire,
where he expects to remam the balance
of the summer. 9
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Joseph Berberich drove his Washington
tourabout to Braddock, Md., last Sunday,
passing through Olney and New Market,
returning by way of Gaithersburg and
Rockville. Mr. Berberich covered 119
miles and reports the roads ideal for tour
ing.
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T>. M. Stabler left this morning in his
Buick roadster for Blue Ridge Summit.
He will spend tonight in Frederick and
resume his journey tomorrow morning
early. He is accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. A. M. Stabler. They will spend
about a week or ten days at the mountain
resort.
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Almost every day something new and
interesting in the automobile world turns
| up, but one of the best stunts ever pulled
off In the history of- the sport Is the re
cent climbing of Pike's Peak. The car
that won this signal triumph was equip
ped with the very set of hard rubber base
: tires, manufactured by the Goodyear Tire
| and Rubber Company, which was used on
the Rapid Truck in the Glidden tour.
When these tires reached Colorado they
had already traveled the greater portion
t of the Glidden tour route.
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H. K. Burgess enjoyed Sunday last
throng!) a trip io Fairfax, Vs., in his
Washington tourabout.
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The citizens of Baltimore coJitiiiue to
wage a bitter warfare for the improve
ment of the Washington boulevard, which
enters Baltimore via Gwynn's Falls and
Columbia avenue. According to latest re
ports tl?e money for the improvement of
t'h's thoroughfare will be available before
October 1 and within a short time bids
will he asked for doin< the work. It is
be'ieved the road will be paved with
Belgian blocks. Th!s will be a decided
improvement over the rough and rugged
thoroughfare which exists at the present
time.
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Mr. and Mrs. I^e Roy Mark have resum
ed their Journey in their Thomas car and
during the coming week will visit Buf
falo and Albany. From the latter place
they will motor to Atlantic City. From
Pittsburg to But'er, thirty-four miles,
they found a rough plank road, which
made going very slow. After a short vis t
to Butler they left for Franklin, Pa.
They are thoroughly enjoying their trip.
Owners of motor cars will be interested
in the new regulations recently filed by
the Pennsylvania railroad with the pub
lic service commission of New York state.
The rules prescribe that when assistance
is required in loading or unloading less
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I than carload shipments of motor cars, or
: when such shipments require to bo
! blocked or otherwise secured for traue
| portation, such assistance and materia!
i will be furnished at the carrier's ex
pense.
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Among- those who have recently pur
chased new 1010 Hudson "20" roadsters
are Dr. Gwynn Hudson and H. V. San
i ford. The cars were delivered last week.
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John Yearwood. accompanied by his
i family, has returned from a sojourn at
Atlantic City.
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Roy A. Dent has returned from an ex
tended southern tour.
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After a delightful motor trip William
Hinds has arrived at Saratoga, N. Y., in
his six-cylinder Ford car. During hi*
stay in the north he will spend his Ten
ure time In the surrounding; country.
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W. D. Sullivan left Thursday morning
in his Bul<-k roadster for Atlantic City,
where he will make a short stay, lie
selected the route to Philadelphia after
leaving Bel Air. via Churchville, l^apidutn
and Port Deposit.
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Robert C. Shinn. accompanied by Mr
j and Mrs. C. M. Shinn. G. C. Shinn and
Miss Flora Shinn. journeyed to Boydw,
Md., in his Oldsmobile touring car last
Sunday, where the day was spent. They
returned the same evening.
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I Barnes W. Penn lias purchased a modei
j X 1010 Stevens-Duryea, five-passenger
touring car. Mr. Penn Is prominently
Identified with the tobacco business in
i Richmond, Ya. In company with Jack
! Sperry. he will drive the car to thai
I city next week, via the Shenandoah val
ley route.
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| Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Carmody and a
! party made a record run to Atlantic City
' Friday in Mr. Carrnody's model 17 BuicK
touring car. The trip was over the short
route to the seashore.
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The racing fever has struk Richmond.
? and Wednesday. September K. the first
automobile races of the season will be
held In that city, under the auspices of
the Richmond Automobile Club. The
races will be held on the one-mile track
of tiie Virginia State Fair Association,
and will begin at :< o'clock in the after
i noon. The events will include a five
mile motorcycle race, twin cylinders; ten
' niiie race for stock runabouts and tout -
alxiuts costing ?1,2.V) and under; five-mil?
race for stock touring cars from $2,u01
to $3,000: ave-mile race for stock cars
costing ?2,<>00 or less; ten-mile race for
! stock runabouts and tourabouts costing
' from $1.2T>1 to ten-mile free-for
f all handicap race; five-mile motorcycle
I race, single cylinder, and a fifty-mile
race, stripped stock chassis. Several of
i the members of the Buick racing team
! are expected south to compete in tho
i events.
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Be scrupulous in tin* observance of the
rules of the road, especially in the coun
try. where many women will be met with
driving horses. Rather than frighten t^e
horse it is better to stop, oflfejins: help
whenever it is necessary.
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Through Winston-Salem and Greens
lx?ro, X. C.. and through Anderson. S. C\,
and Royston, Ga.. the reliability tourists
will ride this fall over the Atlanta Jour
! nal-New York Hetukl national^^W^s^way.
This is the decision Carnejville, |Ga..
and Seneca. S. C., and the intervening
towns between there and Greenville
not l?e c?n the map of the !?>!<? rut;. W;\^
(Contintied on Fourteenth Pase.)
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LOW* (^JLVK-OtBLT ?Buic?"~
HOLDER NEW lOO-MILE TRACK RECORD.